NGC 3143
NGC 3143 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3143:
| NGC: | NGC 3143 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:10:03.98 |
| Declination: | -12:34:52.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.82 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.67 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 103° |
| Radial velocity: | 3572 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.011988 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS